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is there something prestigious about working for a particular company? does the mention of Booz, Allen, Hamilton or Accenture or BearingPoint in a discussion say something about your status in the consulting world?
in my short stint here at BP i have heard no less that 5 times from totally separate groups of people, "we are BearingPoint, we can figure it out". what the hell does that mean? does it mean simply because BP signs your check every 2 weeks you are smarter than the rest of the industry? or is it because they hired your lazy ass that you feel special? i have turned down jobs at most all of the major consulting firms in the area, and in hind sight, wish i had turned BP down. does this give me a leg up on everyone here? it almost reminds me of the UVA self appointed elite status they are taught to portray in freshman (or should i say 1st year) orientation. the "because i am here, i am better than you" attitude.
i can tell you i have worked with much brighter people at previous firms. i can see no driving factors that set BP employees apart from anyone else. they drive the same BMW's, wear the same Polo, carry the same briefcases, and say the same dumb shit in meetings. that being said, i do see one difference, people here will express their opinion on ANY topic, regardless of their expertise. if they are a CRM expert, why not challenge every word i have to say on web development. i mean, should i be questioning every word you say involving your CRM apps? no - that is not my area of expertise. that is not why i am in the meeting. i am there to speak of web development. so i keep my mouth shut. does that make me look bad?
spotty post and i do apologize, but i hate "Big" consulting.
one confession, in an attempt to not look stupid as i am writing a post about people thinking they are smart, i did spellcheck... i found 6 spelling errors... gotta keep grounded i guess.